Q35 - Calvin Cycle Intermediate Stoichiometry
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I. Number of molecules of intermediate I (3-phosphoglycerate / 3-PGA) when 6 CO2 are fixed:
II. Number of molecules of intermediate II (1,3-bisphosphoglycerate) when 6 CO2 are fixed:
III. Number of molecules of intermediate III (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate / G3P) when 6 CO2 are fixed:
IV. Number of molecules of intermediate IV (net G3P output) when 6 CO2 are fixed:
V. Number of molecules of intermediate V (G3P recycled for RuBP regeneration) when 6 CO2 are fixed:
VI. Number of molecules of intermediate VI (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate / RuBP) when 6 CO2 are fixed: